Discrimination Aid Program deadline extended by USDA

Sep 27, 2023

The USDA is on a mission to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners. They’ve extended the deadline for the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program to January 13, 2024, giving everyone a fair chance to apply.

Transparency is key, according to Tom Vilsack. To spread the word, the USDA has opened offices, hosted events, and advertised through various channels, reaching out especially to rural communities.

This helping hand from the USDA, part of the Inflation Reduction Act, is for those who experienced discrimination before January 2021. With $2.2 billion available, the amount given will depend on the number of applicants and the severity of discrimination faced.

People can apply online or by mail, with no attorney required. There’s also more time to request supporting records from the USDA. For assistance or more information, there’s a website and a call center ready to help.

The USDA is all about fairness and addressing old issues. This program is just one of the ways they’re working to improve and be more inclusive.

The USDA is ensuring that everyone has a chance to apply for the help they need. It’s exciting to see them working towards a fairer future for all.

Source : wisconsinagconnection

Video: Cleaning Sheep Barns & Setting Up Chutes

Indoor sheep farming in winter at pre-lambing time requires that, at Ewetopia Farms, we need to clean out the barns and manure in order to keep the sheep pens clean, dry and fresh for the pregnant ewes to stay healthy while indoors in confinement. In today’s vlog, we put fresh bedding into all of the barns and we remove manure from the first groups of ewes due to lamb so that they are all ready for lambs being born in the next few days. Also, in preparation for lambing, we moved one of the sorting chutes to the Coveralls with the replacement ewe lambs. This allows us to do sorting and vaccines more easily with them while the barnyard is snow covered and hard to move sheep safely around in. Additionally, it frees up space for the second groups of pregnant ewes where the chute was initially.